Liverpool's title charge harnessing the power of Anfield says boss Brendan Rodgers

Red hot: It's now eight league wins on the spin for Rodgers, Gerrard and co (Image: John Powell)

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Brendan Rodgers has warned both Manchester City and Chelsea to fear the power of Anfield.

Liverpool moved ominously into top spot in the Premier League with a stunning demolition of Spurs, that was underscored by a Kop choir in full, ­magnificent voice.

It echoed the triumphant days of the past, and with both their rivals in the title race still to visit the famous old stadium where the Reds have dropped just FIVE points all season, Rodgers insisted neither side will relish facing such an intimidating atmosphere.

If the Reds win their final six matches, they will be crowned champions for the first time since the 1989-90 season.

“There is no doubt they understand this is going to be a real tough place to come. We love playing here,” said Liverpool boss Rodgers.

“The support today was incredible and that is only going to intensify as the season goes on. It works for us rather than against us.

“We respect Chelsea, they have a world-class manager, top players who have won the Premier League and Champions League. City are one of the new superpowers in European football.

“But we feel we can win any game, because we are a team. We may not have the best group of individuals but we have a lot of hunger.”

It was Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho himself who admitted his was beaten by the “power of Anfield” in the Champions League semi final of 2005, and there is no doubt it offers a massive inspiration to Liverpool.

And Rodgers believes that the message his side sent out with a nerveless display that belied their lofty position, has piled the pressure firmly on their big-money rivals who have to justify their massive financial outlay:

“I believe the pressure is on the others. I don’t think anyone expected us to be where we are. We were eighth and seventh the last two seasons and I don’t think anyone expected us to be here.

“But today we answered the question about pressure. You saw the movement, confidence and composure was good. We fight as at team to get the ball back and overall I was very proud of the team.

“We are up there at the top of the league with that pressure. That is eight wins in a row and that takes some going at this level.

“What has been great to see is the idea and methodology of our work bearing fruit in the game. Of course there are some great teams up there and world class managers so we understand it’s going to be difficult, but we just do what we can do and see where it takes us.”

Even Liverpool's owner John Henry was swept along by the atmosphere at Anfield.

Afterwards, he took to Twitter to praised the team, writing: “Utterly dominant vs. Spurs. Deserving of first place. 11 top performances on the pitch. Still a lot of work to do.”